admin UN fears ‘risky military adventurism’ could push Yemen into new cycle of war NEW YORK CITY: The longer the escalation of Houthi attacks in the Red Sea continues, the more complex the process of mediating a peace process in Yemen will become, the UN warned on Thursday. Officials expressed concern that the parties involved in … Read more
LONDON: A senior politician has warned of an “explosion” of unreported Islamophobia in the UK. Shadow Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said: “In my constituency, people report it to me but not the police. They kind of just put it down to the price you pay for being a Muslim in this country, (but) reporting is then … Read more
PARIS: Kylian Mbappe returned to the starting lineup and took just 14 minutes to score as Paris Saint-Germain beat Nice 3-1 to reach the French Cup semifinals on Wednesday. He started the past two league games on the bench as part of coach Luis Enrique’s rotation policy, which most observers accept involves leaving out Mbappe … Read more
LONDON: To the untrained eye, the handful of broken stones found half-buried in an ancient hearth, situated on the banks of a long-vanished lake in Saudi Arabia’s Nefud desert, appear to be little more than that — remnants of a campfire built by a wandering band of Stone Age humans who passed through some 7,000 … Read more
Many countries are bouncing back from the pandemic but the poorest are not, UN says UNITED NATIONS: Many countries are bouncing back from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the poorest are not and a significant number are seeing their conditions deteriorate, the UN Development Program said Wednesday.Achim Steiner, head of the agency, said that after two … Read more
LONDON: On Nov. 8, 2021, Lord Patel, then chair of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, issued a statement in which he thanked Azeem Rafiq for “his bravery in speaking out. Azeem is a whistleblower and should be praised as such … Let me be clear from the outset, racism or discrimination in any form is not … Read more
NAIROBI: Somalia has secured an agreement with international creditors to cancel more than $2 billion (1.8 billion euros) in debt, the Paris Club of creditor nations said. The deal announced Wednesday came after the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in December approved $4.5 billion in debt relief for the troubled Horn of Africa … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index rose to gain 5.38 points, or 0.04 percent, to close Thursday’s trading session at 12,728.53. The total trading turnover of the benchmark index was SR14.36 billion ($3.89 billion) as 126 stocks advanced, while 93 retreated. The Kingdom’s parallel market, Nomu, rose 308.5 points, or 1.16 percent, to close … Read more
How the discovery of 7,000-year-old stone tools cements Saudi Arabia’s place on the world heritage map LONDON: To the untrained eye, the handful of broken stones found half-buried in an ancient hearth, situated on the banks of a long-vanished lake in Saudi Arabia’s Nefud desert, appear to be little more than that — remnants of … Read more
NEW YORK CITY: The longer the escalation of Houthi attacks in the Red Sea continues, the more complex the process of mediating a peace process in Yemen will become, the UN warned on Thursday. Officials expressed concern that the parties involved in the conflict in the country might decide to engage in “risky military adventurism” … Read more